sadsynonyms, sorted by meaning
Synonym
sad
unhappy (general) sorrowful (literary) down (informal) blue (colloquial) dejected (mood) depressed (clinical) melancholy (literary) gloomy (tone) miserable (intense) heartbroken (grief) crestfallen (disappointed) woeful (literary) downcast (literary) disconsolate (literary) despondent (formal) dispirited (formal) low (informal) heavy-hearted (literary) mournful (tone) doleful (literary)
British
gutted (informal) peed off (informal) mardy (regional)
US
bummed (informal) down in the dumps (informal)
intensifiers
devastated (severe) inconsolable (severe) grief-stricken (severe) brokenhearted (severe)
mild
unhappy (mild) subdued (mild) wistful (faint) rueful (faint)
states
sadness (noun) sorrow (noun) misery (noun) gloom (noun) melancholy (noun) blues (noun) unhappiness (noun) despondency (noun)
causing sadness
saddening (adj) heartbreaking (adj) distressing (adj) poignant (adj) tragic (adj) sorry (adj) pathetic (adj)
person
sad sack (informal) crybaby (informal) melancholic (formal)
verbs
sadden (verb) grieve (verb) mourn (verb)
Thesaurus
sad
Synonyms
unhappy sorrowful downcast dejected gloomy miserable woeful melancholy blue (informal) down (colloquial) bummed (slang)
Intensity
mild glum forlorn despondent heartsick grief-stricken devastated inconsolable
Sadness
sorrow grief woe melancholy dejection gloom misery heartache anguish despondency
Crying
tears weeping sobbing wailing whimpering sniffling bawling (colloquial) lachrymose (literary)
Facial signs
frown grimace pout downcast eyes quivering lip tear-streaked long face
Gestures
sigh slump hang one's head droop mope brood weep weep into hands
Places
graveside funeral hospital room empty house rainy window deathbed
Causes
loss death breakup farewell failure loneliness regret disappointment
Expressions
in the dumps down in the mouth broken-hearted heavy-hearted crestfallen out of sorts feeling low
Related feelings
lonely nostalgic regretful hopeless somber mournful wistful rueful
Sounds
sigh sob whimper moan lament dirge elegy
Opposite
happy cheerful joyful elated merry glad
What the word
feeling down and unhappy, like you might cry… the plain everyday word, nothing fancy
sad
unhappy
blue (mild sadness)
down (colloquial)
gloomy (lasting mood)
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